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Neoterpes edwardsata
Copyright © 2009 Hartmut Wisch

Neoterpes edwardsata
Pasadena, CA, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 24, 2009
Size: ~22mm
Provided the moth this morning with Verbena flowers, which it promptly used to tank up on nectar, then flew off before I was able to take any more photos.

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Neoterpes edwardsata Neoterpes edwardsata
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 26 April, 2009 - 12:14am

I Love Making Predictions That Turn True.....
.... my batting average is about .0175. Lovely photo.
… Bob Patterson, 26 April, 2009 - 4:06am

 
Thanks, Bob -
I was amazed seeing one so soon. For the time being I've eliminated the fuzzier of the first two photos, but am keeping (for now) the other one since it shows more of the hindwings.
… Hartmut Wisch, 26 April, 2009 - 12:46pm

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